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Barb Langridge from abookandahub.com comes on to show off award-winning books.

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Updated: 7:34 AM EST Jan 18, 2016

Award-winning book suggestions

Barb Langridge from abookandahub.com comes on to show off award-winning books.

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WEBVTT FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH SNOW CHANCES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. DEBORAH: ALL RIGHT. JOINS US NOW IS BARB LANGRIDGE. IT IS AWARD SEASON. IT IS AWARD SEASON FOR EVERYBODY. GRAMMY'S, SUPER BOWL, THESE ARE THE BOOKS. ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE MOST PROUD OF IS THEY JUST ANNOUNCED THE AMBASSADOR, JAMES LEUN YANG. THESE ARE GRAPHIC NOVELS. WE ARE GOING TO KICK OFF WITH THE ONES PEOPLE REMEMBER READING IN SCHOOL. SOFIE GOT THIS. FINDING WINNIE. THIS IS THE STORY OF HOW WINNIE THE POOH GOT HIS NAME. A SOLDIER TOOK A BEAR TO WAR. IS THAT COOL? THAT IS SO COOL. THE AWARD FOR THE ILLUSTRATOR GOES TO THE GUY THAT DID THE PICTURES, BRIAN COLLIER. IT IS CALLED "TROMBONE SHORTY." PICTURE YOURSELF IN 1992 IN NEW ORLEANS. YOU HAVE BO DIDDY UP ON THE STAGE. OUT IN THE AUDIENCE COMES A TROMBONE. WHERE YOU ARE AT? WHERE ARE YOU AT? AND SIX YEARS OLD. SIX YEARS OLD. THE TROMBONE IS BIGGER THAN HE IS. THE AUDIENCE LIFTS HIM UP AND THEY CROWD SURF THE GUY TO THE FRONT. TROMBONE SHORTY. THIS IS HIS LIFE. HE WROTE THE BOOK. TROY ANDREWS. BRIAN GOT THE AWARD. DEBORAH: I LOVE THAT. YOU AND I WERE JUST SAYINGING -- DEBORAH: THIS IS REALLY A BIG DEAL. NEWBERRY WINNER. PICTURE BOOK. DONE BY ONE OF MY HEROS, MATT DE LA PEJE. HE'S ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SOULS. MEXICAN AMERICAN AND CAUCASIAN. HE HAS A HEART LIKE NO ONE ELSE. THEY ARE PUSHING THE DOORS ON SUNDAY. COMING OUT OF CHURCH. IT IS A LITTLE RAINY. HE LOOKS AROUND AND SAYS HOW COME MY FRIEND HAS A CAR AND I DON'T. HIS GRANDMOTHER IS ABOUT TO SHOW HIM A WORLD THROUGH EYES HE NEVER SAW IT THROUGH BEFORE. OH. DEBORAH: THAT'S A NICE. HIS ABULA. HE CALLS HER NANA. BUT YEAH. NEWBERRY HONOR. THIS IS 1939 WORLD WAR II, WE'RE IN LONDON, THE BOMBS ARE GOING TO START DROPPING. THEY ARE EVACUATING BOMBS. HER MOTHER HATES HER. IF SHE LOOKS OUT THE WINDOW, SHE GETS A SMACK. THE WAR IS GOING TO SAVE HER LIFE. SHE'S GOING TO GET EVACUATED. THAT'S FOR YOUNG ADULTS. ROSE HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED. THEN HE SAW HER HANDS. HE KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. DEBORAH, THIS IS ABOUT LOVE. THIS IS ABOUT WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE, YOU SEE THEM AS NO ONE ELSE CAN. DEBORAH: I'M SOLD. I'M SOLD ON ALL OF THEM. THANK YOU, BARB. I WANT YOU TO COME TO MY HOUSE AND READ TO ME. I WOULD LOVE TO COME AND TALK TO YOUR SON. WE'LL TALK BOOKS AND

Award-winning book suggestions

Barb Langridge from abookandahub.com comes on to show off award-winning books.